5th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy

The time for the fifth edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy is here! The topic for this edition was on traditional dishes from the regions of central and eastern Europe. Although this edition is smaller than the previous one, we have several interesting posts. So get ready for a mouth-watering experience and read on.

First off, we have an article from Steve Danko of Steve's Genealogy Blog. In W Polskich Restauracjach - In Polish Restaurants, Steve writes about his dinning experience in restaurants of Poland and his search for the best pierogi.

Next, we have an article from Miriam of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors. In Alaskan Russian Foods, Miriam writes about two Russian dishes that she ate as child growing up in Alaska.

Next, we have an article from Elizabeth O'Neal of Little Bytes of Life. In My Husband's Favorite Slovak Dish, Elizabeth writes about her husband's favorite dish, Pirohy.

Last, but not least, we have an article from Lisa of 100 Years in America. In Easter Traditions: Decorating Eggs and ... Fighting, Lisa writes about the Croatian and Hungarian traditions of decorating Easter eggs and about a Croatian Easter egg game.

And so this ends this edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy. The topic for the next carnival will be a carousel. The deadline for submissions of the next edition of the carnival will be April 27. The carnival will be posted on the 28th. You can submit your article here.

Three More Genealogy Blogs Added!

I've added three more genealogy blogs to the list today. The blogs added are:

• ~Shades Of The Departed~ - I learned about this blog from footnoteMaven's announcement
• A Genealogist's Sketchbook
• The Genealogist

You can find these and other genealogy blogs on the lower left hand side of this blog. Any suggestions for other history or genealogy blogs are welcome.

New Poll Created!

I have created a new poll. The question for this poll is, "Should I change the deadline of this upcoming carnival?"

I am asking this question as I have not received very many entries for this carnival. Any suggestions for another deadline time are welcome.

Update 3/22: The results for this poll are:

• Yes - 0 votes
• No - 2 votes

To those who voted, thank you!

Happy Easter!

I just want to wish everyone a Good Friday and happy Easter!

Snow ... Again!

Yes, you have read that correctly. Michigan has more snow. Over the past two weeks, the weather where I am at had been warm. Okay, the temperature was probably at the most only in the 40s, but after the weather of this winter, that is warm. Either way it had recently been warm enough that I could wear either my spring jacket or winter coat, until today. Since it was fairly warm, I left my window open overnight, and when I woke up this morning, I discovered that my room was cold. All I had to do was look out the window to see that it was snowing pretty well. When I first I looked out the window, I thought there was only a couple of inches of snow. Well, after getting dinner this evening, I have to say that there is more than two inches on the ground. I'm guessing there is at least three or four inches on the ground. And it is still snowing quite steadily.

Of course, I should not be surprised to see snow. Generally, one cannot say Michigan is free of snow until after the second week of April, although three years ago, it snowed as late as the third or fourth weekend of April. Either way, this winter has been quite harsh. Supposedly this winter is supposed to be either the coldest or most severe that Michigan has experienced in fifty years. (At least that is what my dad heard on the radio.) I can definitely say that I don't believe Michigan has had this much snow since the winter of 1998-1999. Oh, well. Winter isn't over yet.

Carnival Note ....

I just want to remind everyone that submissions for this upcoming Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy are due tonight. The carnival will be posted some time tomorrow.

Carnival of Genealogy Posted!

The carnival of genealogy has been posted. You can read it here. The topic for the next carnival is on cars and the roles they have played in one's family.

(I did not submit a entry for this carnival as I believed I would not have had enough time to write a post. Hopefully, I will be able to contribute to this next carnival.)

Just A Reminder ...

I just want to remind everyone that entries for this upcoming Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy is due on the 21st. The topic for this carnival is on traditional dishes of these areas.

First Anniversary ...

Exactly one year ago, I started this blog. In the space of one year I have posted 368 posts. (This is post 368.) Just this year alone, I have posted over 100 posts. To be honest, I never expected or believed that I would have posted this many posts in one year only. It has been quite a year.

Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture Posted!

The latest edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture has been posted. You can read it here. The topic for the next carnival will be on the Gaelic language, and you can find out more about it here.